Philippians 1:3-11
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Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians
3 I thank my God for every remembrance of you, 4 always in every one of my prayers for all of you, praying with joy 5 for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.(A) 6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete[a] it until the day of Jesus Christ. 7 It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I hold you in my heart,[b] for all of you are my partners in God’s grace,[c] both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.(B) 8 For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the tender affection of Christ Jesus.(C) 9 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight(D) 10 to help you to determine what really matters, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, 11 having produced the harvest[d] of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.
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Philippians 1:3-11
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Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer for the Philippians
3 I thank my God every time I remember you,[a] 4 always praying joyfully in every one of my prayers for all of you 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 I am convinced of this, that the one who began a good action among[b] you will bring it to completion by the Day of the Messiah[c] Jesus. 7 For it is only right for me to think this way about all of you, because you’re constantly on my mind.[d] Both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, all of you are partners with me in this privilege.[e] 8 For God is my witness how much I long for all of you with the compassion that the Messiah[f] Jesus provides.
9 And this is my prayer, that your love will keep on growing more and more with full knowledge and insight, 10 so that you may be able to choose what is best and be pure and blameless until the day when the Messiah[g] returns, 11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus the Messiah[h] so that God will be glorified and praised.
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- Philippians 1:3 Or every time you remember me
- Philippians 1:6 Or in
- Philippians 1:6 Or Christ
- Philippians 1:7 Lit. because I have you in my heart; or you have me in your heart
- Philippians 1:7 Or grace
- Philippians 1:8 Or Christ
- Philippians 1:10 Or Christ
- Philippians 1:11 Or Christ
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